, 1887-11-09
ST.. CROIX STATION.

Williams report, but that any objections
OF the Elective Members would be carefully
die. TtI pDT 60
New York, November 5th.-The Rt. Hon.
Arthur Balfour, guarded by detectives.
yesterday attended the meeting of the
Midland Conservative Union at Bfrming.
ham. He received 100 addresses from
various branches of the Conservative
Association, and, i'll reply, stated that he
was determined to conclude the djffcult
task which he had undertaken i'm Ireland.
In the course of q speech at the TownHall.
he expressed a hope that the next Parlia-
ment would give attention to other than
Irish affairs, but still Ireland must neces.
sarily occupy the foremost place. He
severely criticized Mr.. Gladstone,s defence
of the Parnellites, and his abuse of the
police, declaring that he seemed pos.
sesSed of a demon of inaccuracy. The
Government, he said, were determined
to punish any speaker advocating crime,
whom they would ignore so long as ne con
fined himself to merely speaking nonsense.
The Rt. Hon. Geo. Goschen, speaking at
Bath, stated that the Government during
the forthcoming session would introduce
an Irish Land Bill, an English Local Co
vernment Bill, and Bills for Parliamentary
procedure and financial reform.
Her Majesty the Queen has formally
thanked the municipalities for the Jubilee
celebrations.
The Prince of Wales yesterday attended
the celebration at the United Service Club
of the 5Oth military anniversary of the
Duke of Cambridge. The Duke has been
created by patent Commander in Chief.
The last similar patent WAS executed in
favor of the Duke of Wellington.
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Affairs, has thanked the Marquis of Sails
bury for the appointment of Lord LyttOn
as British Ambassador at Paris.
The Paris press, commenting on the d.
vision i'll the Chamber Of Deputies OH the
morton for the conversion of Rentes, con
slider the result as a great Government
triumph.
The Journal DIES DebatS declares that
the rupture between the Government. and
the Radicals is Of the most acute character
New York, November 7th.-The death
is announced of Baron Wolverton.
1t is reported that dynamite bombs have
been found in the cells of the condemned
anarchists at Chicago.
Editor OBrien refused to don the prison
garb, and the doctor interftrrd with tho
prison officials to prevent he use of
force.
1t is rumOured that Baron Stanley Of
Preston will succeed the Marquis of
Lansdowne as Viceroy Of Canada.
Continental news states that the Car
has summ6ned NJ. de Giers to Copenhagen.
The date of His Majesty's departure is still
uncertain.
M. de Giers has officially apologized to
Germany for the bellicose tone of the
speeches recently delivered by the Grand
Duke Nicholas relative to France.
The German Minister at Paris, after
Visiting Berlin, has assured M. Flourens
of the pacific feeling of Germany towards
France.
The inquiry into the Cafarel decorations
scandal has been ordered, but as the scope
has been too greatly extended, reaching
back to May II, the press believes that it
will fail in its results.
New York, November 8th.-The election
of members of the UnitedS States Assembly
has commenced.
Earl Granville, defending the Liberals
against the charge of blindly following Mr..
Gladstone, declared that his own CONVEX
sion to Home Hule was due to Earl Spencer.
Adespatch from the Paris correspondent
ct the Times states that M. Flourens re-
quested NJ. Waddington's resignation,
which, however, was refused, and M.
Flourens is now appealing TO President
Grevy to support his demand.
DR.. Mackenzie reports unfavorably on
five throat of he Grown Prince of Germany,